The Book: Story of Printing

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Product Information

Era:

Vintage; 1980s

Condition:

Excellent

Materials:

cloth/paper

Size:

9.5" L x 6.5" W x 2.25" H

Color/Finish:

brown/yellow

Why We Love This

The Book: The Story of Printing Bookmaking by Douglas C. McMurtrie. New York: Dorset Press, 1989. Hardcover. 676 pages with profuse black and white illustrations. A wonderful history of books and bookmaking, something of a mini-university in itself. Fine in boards with a cloth spine and dust jacket.

As described by
Barbara Farnsworth

About
Barbara Farnsworth

My bookstore, an old wooden building at the edge of a New England trout stream, houses thousands of used, rare and antiquarian books, with particular emphasis on Home and Garden subjects -- food and drink, gardening, interior design and architecture. I also carry titles on fashion, children's books and literature. Books really do furnish a room, beautifully!